Garmin nuvi 200W Car GPS Receiver

It took me quite a while to decide which Sat Nav to go for.
I was looking for a unit that had what I wanted i.e. U.K street level post code recognition, safety cameras loaded.
So I plumped for the Garmin NuVi 200, as it had all that I required at a good price - compared with others on the market.
I took it out of the box, put it straight into my vehicle using the mounting cradle provided, then plugged it in - and "Bingo" it was up and running.
On my first outing with it in operation it performed faultlessly, the voice gave clear and precise directions, also the safety camera locations were flagged up (although I do not go above posted speed limits - of course) anyhow it is an extra factor when you are in an area you are not familiar with.
On returning home after a day out using the unit, and putting it through it's paces - I interrogated the unit further to see what other extra functions were loaded on it, and it has where to find Points of Interest, Restaurants, Hotels, Petrol Stations etc, Set your home address as a favorite, A four digit pin-code for security, and the ability to adjust the voice volume and screen brightness to your particuler requirements.
I no doubt will find other extras it has in due course!
Needless to say I am highly satisfied with my purchase, so if you are like me and require the uk road network only this is the one for you.
Ken E

After a steady diet of TomTom for the last few years, I needed a new GPS for my bike.

My daughter had just bought a Nuvi 200 and I was quite impressed with the quality and usability.

Having gotten the wraps off, I plugged it into the PC and connectd up to Garmin.com to see what was what.

Registered the unit, a Uk/Ireland model, and was pleasantly surprised to see Garmin offereing me a free full Euro maps upgrade.

Upgraded the firmware and started the map download.

Garmin do things differently to TomTom, especially in the way you manage maps. I plugged in an accessory SD card and set about updating the maps.

Not so successful at first go, I wanted to add Benelux and Nth France maps to the existing UK/Ireland ones - ended up losing all my UK maps!

Once I worked out what it was doing, it was pretty straightforward - the software doesn't add to the existing map set, it replaces it.

Getting the maps onto the SD card was simple - point it to the SD drive letter and everything went on smoothly.

Did a bit of customising - put a bike avatar on in place of the car one, set up security with a pin code and home location as the secure location (if you forget the pin, you can get it to unlock by going to your secure location).

Using the unit is a bit different to TomTom, but once you have gotten the knack it is all straightforward. If I had been using a Garmn from day one it would have been very intuitive, but I had to unlearn the TomTom.

Things I wish I had: Routes - there is no way to import a route, even though it can read the files, it only puts in start and end and one 'via' location, so setting up a route on something like viamichelin and exporting it is a bit of a waste of time. Ability to change colour scheme - it may be there, but if it is, I haven't found it.

Likes: The ability to drive the route in the unit without actually getting a GPS signal is great! The ability to find an address then go to that address and browse the map is fantastic and so much better than TomToms' browse map function.

All in all, a great unit for a budget buy!

There is so much out on the web for Garmin's, such as free POI (hotels, specialist stuff like golf courses, etc.) Free foreign speed cameras, etc. that I doubt I will need to buy any of Garmins' add-ons.

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I bought this to replace a Garmin StreetPilot i3.

The i3 was OK but the screen was too small for my eyes. The Nuvi 200 screen is much bigger and easier to read.

i brought garmin200w for my son because i brought my other son a 250w garmin and i have a garmin 760w they are all easy to use and are very accurate and even my wife can understand it highly recomended

Very happy with the product.No sat nav is perfect but this one is very easy to use and will undoubtedly get you to your destination.The screen being wideangle is very clear and the voice prompts are on the whole given in good time before turnings roundabouts etc.
On the minus side it does take a while to receive a satellite signal when switched on and has a tendency not to differentiate between turn left and bear left which could cause a few problems .However provided that you use it in conjunction with the various road signs and do not solely depend on it it will serve you well .Certainly good value for money at the lower end of the market.

This unit has much more to offer than most on sell at the minute,great graphics and plenty of other information as standard.

I needed a Sat Nav system as my job involves a lot of driving across Scotland. Read the reviews before deciding that I was going for this one. I like the size of the screen, very good graphics. Simple and easy to use, locates streets and towns very quickly. Very pleased with my purchase and would certainly recommend.

very good price for a good sat nav no problems better than tom tom. easy to use and very clear directions. good screen too,

I bought this because I liked my daughters pink Nuvi 200 and it has been fine. It warns you of speed cameras in fixed locations. It has a favourites for your regular desinations. its easy enough for me to use which is it's best selling point. Sometimes it loses its satalite reception but it has not been a major problem at all. It took me to many destinations and long distances. It gives a estimated time of arrival and if you should go off the given course it recalculates the route for you. The womans voice of the unit can be made loud to go over the sound of a stereo or you can make it quiet or even silent. You glance at the screen to see a coloured route.

Its basically a sound investment. Worth it's money.

This is an excellent in car sat nav being so easy to use, it is ideal for anyone who is maybe thinking of buying their first car GPS receiver.

excellent satnav ,large widescreen display,very useful machine,usual garmin quality!battery life is good,and very easy menu structure,

The new Garmin Nuvi range of sat-navs take a lot of beating in m opinion!

The clarity and brightness of the screen are really impressive, as is the simplicity of the user interface.

While they may not have quite as many features as the Tom Tom equivalents, and may cost a little more, for sheer quality of manufacture and design, ease of use and good service (in my experience) the Garmin is a really excellent buy.

I first had a Nuvi 250 (UK and European maps) and have been very pleased with it. It simply looks and feels like a nice thing...

I've subsequently used a 200W. The wider screen means it doesn't slip quite so easily into a shirt pocket - but this slight inconvenience is more than made up for by the fact that the map can be seen even more easily with the 'wide screen' view. A great sat-nav!

Garmin have been making sat-navs longer than anyone else - and it shows!

i bought the garmin nuvi 200w for my girlfriend,it will pay for itself in phone calls for directions very quickly.the widescreen on the garmin is very easy to follow and makes the satnav much more user friendly.it is fool proof and comes complete with mounting bracket and in car charger,it is easily removed too when leaving the vehicle unattended.it has everything needed to make a journey easy,giving clear instructions and precise distances to turns.it also gives at the push of a button,points of interest,car parks,fuel stations etc.the touch screen is superb and i would recommend the garmin nuvi to anybody.

A great little piece of kit. Easy to set up & use. It does not have a load of extra bits & bobs to get confused with but that's not why I bought it. Good graphics & sound along with the speed camera alerts are good enough.

easy to use, quick, and being widescreen it has a better view of the road and area head. This is my first sat nav and would recommend

This item was bought as a birthday present. It was ordered at the last minute and was delivered very quickly. although the item was 'thrown' over our back gate by the postman it survived due to good packaging and luck!
The Garmin gps system is very good quality and excellent value for money. It has all the latest applications plus a wide viewing angle plus screen. The online updates are very user friendly.

The easiest thing to use, only have to touch about one or two things to get to where you want to go. Mine came preloaded with speed camera data which is brilliant. Loads of POIs which come in really handy. The sat nav starts up quickly and finds satellites quickly. If you go off the route it quickly finds another route and can be set to never tell you to do a u-turn, use motorways, toll roads etc. Day and night screen modes are brilliant. Excellent sat nav for the very cheap cost. However, no way of ever getting traffic info.

Does the perfect job for people with lower orientation. Subject to reinstall software and firmware, can add new maps to change the language, etc. Works well, battery endured in 2-3 hours. The only problem is that the sets do not contains standard charger (AC 220) and data cable, but only 2-3 pounds you can buy additional ones.

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This Sat Nav is good value for the money. This was a refurb but you wouldn't know it, came well packed. Good clear mapping and clear voice prompts. I have one concern is that there is a certain part of the country it doesn't like, (M1 Nottinghamshire) where the map freezes up, although you still get voice prompts. You have to switch it off and go through the start up again.
Would still rate it good value if you don't want all the gizmos.

A great bit of kit and works real well on my motorbike small and sinple to use :)
so if you are looking for a bit of kit that yor miss's can use then this is the one for you !